Northern Eire’s McIlroy was talking to reporters in Dubai earlier than the DP World Tour Championship as he chases a record-equalling eighth season-long title.
The six-time main winner trails Spain’s Eugenio Chacarra by 533 factors within the Race to Dubai standings going into the ultimate occasion in Dubai, which presents 2,000 factors to the winner.
9 gamers – Chacarra, McIlroy, Patrick Reed, Casey Jarvis, Aaron Rai, Jon Rahm, Ryan Fox, Jayden Schaper and Daniel Hillier – can nonetheless clinch the Race to Dubai title, however McIlroy would assure his fifth straight crown with victory at Jumeirah Golf Estates this week.
McIlroy’s wonderful document on the Dubai match contains three wins and a play-off defeat by England’s Matt Fitzpatrick final yr.
“I am very excited to be again right here, very excited to be in rivalry for the eighth,” mentioned the 37-year-old.
“I made some floor up final week, perhaps not as a lot as I needed, however I felt prefer it was a step in the best path.
“Getting again to a spot the place I performed, I performed nicely and I had loads of success, even final yr within the play-off with Matt, it has been a course that is been excellent to me through the years, and I’ve loads of expertise on it and loads of expertise up on the high finish of the leaderboard.”
